April 29th, 2013 7:30 PM
Left Strategy Dialogue
A World to Win
Steve Williams

In the aftermath of the economic collapse of 2008, ever-expanding wars, escalating attacks on immigrants and people of color and worsening ecological catastrophes, many on the Left wondered “Where’s the outrage?” In 2011, that outrage took form. From Tunis to Madison, Montreal to Mexico City, Athens to Wall Street, millions of people around the globe took to the streets to demand change.

If you are sick and tired of Wall Street banks and large companies raking in billions in corporate welfare while they pay no taxes...

Join a nationwide day of action on Tax Day April 15th at the headquarters of Goldman Sachs in NYC, which received millions in interest-free financing from the city on the condition they would create jobs. No surprise, Goldman didn't keep their word.

As always, we will be meeting to discuss what is wrong with the financial system and what to do about it (with occasional other topics for variety).

Please join us.

Room 409 in a little tricky to find but worth the effort. Well, the room isn't but the meeting is. When you enter the building from 118th street, you are already on the fourth floor. Go straight, past the elevators and up a short flight of stairs. Make a left. Room 409 is in the hallway to your left.

Pre-meeting talk at 2 pm by Cathy O'Neil on
"How You Are Tracked"
The mathematician and former Wall Street quant will explain how private information is collected, stored, sold, and used in Internet models including e-scores (electronic credit scores), advertisements, and other fun stuff.

One hour: Will be followed at 3 pm by the regular weekly meeting of OWS - Alternative Banking working group.

Columbia IAB - Rm. 409, 410 or 411, depending which is open.

April 15th, 2013 7:30 PM
History of Capitalism and Science

Is profit motive the engine of scientific inquiry? Are scientific breakthroughs the product of great minds or movements? How is science, technology and political power interwoven?

In this kickoff of Science Month, Cliff Conner and Joel Kovel breakdown the history of science and capitalism and socialist alternatives.
Drawing largely from his study A People's History of Science, Cliff Connor will look at the the use of science in social movements for emancipation.